Portrait of French architect Jean Louis Charles Garnier on the left, based on an oil on canvas painted in 1868 by his friend Paul Baudry (1828-1886). In the center, the façade of the famous Paris Opera named after this architect, which was inaugurated on January 5, 1875 by the President of the Republic, Patrice de Mac Mahon. On the right, dancers at the Opéra Garnier, in a stylized rose décor.
Reverse description
At left, a pair of classical dancers on the Opéra Garnier stage, accompanied by violinists in the background. In the center, leaning against the white cartouche, a pair of ballet slippers. On the right, an older portrait of Charles Garnier, facing the stage of his Opéra, with the balconies and ornamental dome in the background.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Dry stamp: Opéra Garnier facade, dancer, value 200 and slashes
for the visually impaired
Obverse lettering
Banco de Kamberra 200
EL CAJERO EN JEFE EL GOBERNATOR
CHARLES GARNIER
1825 - 1898
DOSCIENTAS
NUMISMAS (Translation: Kamberra Bank)